Sean Muller, 2026 PTBAC Accelerator Winner and Nestlé Golden Chef's Hat Regional Runner-Up, on consistency, mentorship and the lesson he learned early: you never stop being a student.

Jen Blashak, Head Chef at Gabbinbar and 2025 QLD Chef of the Year Finalist, on her grandmother's kitchen, working abroad, and the advice she'd give young women leading their own kitchens.

Aline Freitas of Fiorini's in Orange on the night the restaurant earned its first hat, cooking with fire and family in Brazil, and her advice to young women in professional kitchen